O Christmas Tree!

08/1/2019

I was delighted to have the opportunity to take part in Nancy Scott’s blog hop for her Christmas Collection book. The book is well-written with clear instructions, lots of photos and a range of quick (or quick-ish) projects, almost all of which would be suitable for beginners. I loved the sophisticated ‘O Christmas Tree!’ wall hanging, as soon as I saw it, I knew that was what I wanted to make.

Fabric Choices

Rather than a traditional green tree, I wanted to make a frosty, snow covered tree on a winter’s evening. (If you follow this blog regularly you will know that my obsession with all things teal is continuing unabated. . . .) I hunted out some delicate silvery Christmas prints to intersperse with whites and soft greys.

The Quilt Top

The quilt top came together quicker than I expected as all those eensy little squares could be cut in bulk. This is a clever but simple pattern that would be suitable for a confident beginner.

Quilting

As for the quilting, I was, I have to confess, a little stuck. I loved Nancy’s matchstick quilting and the way she had quilted around the blocks so they appeared to be on point but I wanted to show you something different. After much deliberation I settled for irregular, wavy lines in the background but I’m still not sure I love it. I think if I was making this project again, I would just shamelessly duplicate Nancy’s matchstick quilting!

For the individual blocks, I quilted lines in silver thread criss-crossing the block as I wanted to break up the squares of fabric, but then I wasn’t sure I liked that quilting either. Is it just me who thinks they look a little like Star Wars tie fighters?

You can check out all the different versions of this quilt on the links below. It’s so fun to see how many ways the same pattern can be interpreted. The following talented bloggers have made the ‘O Christmas Tree’ Wall Hanging too:

Thank you, Abbie, for your kind comments! The silver hearts on a string was a Stoff fabric which I picked up in Sligo when I was there last week. I absolutely love it too! Quilting is my least favourite part of every project and I always have at least one little quilting anxiety moment before the project is finally finished!! Hope you’re having a great summer. xx

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